A Louis Vuitton branded purse is displayed in the store's window in the Ginza...A Louis Vuitton branded purse is displayed in the store's window in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Japan's consumer prices excluding fresh food, a benchmark monitored by the central bank, haven't advanced 2 percent for any year since 1997, when a national sales tax was increased. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesWenigerMehr

A pedestrian walks past a Prada SpA store in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on...A pedestrian walks past a Prada SpA store in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Japan's consumer prices excluding fresh food, a benchmark monitored by the central bank, haven't advanced 2 percent for any year since 1997, when a national sales tax was increased. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesWenigerMehr

Pedestrians walk past a Prada SpA store in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on...Pedestrians walk past a Prada SpA store in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Japan's consumer prices excluding fresh food, a benchmark monitored by the central bank, haven't advanced 2 percent for any year since 1997, when a national sales tax was increased. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesWenigerMehr

Pedestrians look through the window of a Chaumet store, a luxury unit of LVMH Moet...Pedestrians look through the window of a Chaumet store, a luxury unit of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Japan's consumer prices excluding fresh food, a benchmark monitored by the central bank, haven't advanced 2 percent for any year since 1997, when a national sales tax was increased. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesWenigerMehr

Chanel SA branded goods are displayed in the window of the store in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Japan's consumer prices excluding fresh food, a benchmark monitored by the central bank, haven't advanced...Mehr

Chanel SA branded goods are displayed in the window of the store in the Ginza...Chanel SA branded goods are displayed in the window of the store in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Japan's consumer prices excluding fresh food, a benchmark monitored by the central bank, haven't advanced 2 percent for any year since 1997, when a national sales tax was increased. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesWenigerMehr